Juno Award for Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

The Juno Award for "Traditional Jazz Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1977, as recognition each year for the best traditional jazz album in Canada. It has been known as other names including Best Jazz Album (1977–1993) and the award categories for Best Mainstream Jazz Album and Best Traditional Jazz Album - Instrumental.^[1] It was discontinued in 2015.

Winners

Best Jazz Album (1977 – 1993)

• 1977 — Phil Nimmons - Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six, The Atlantic Suite
• 1978 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, Big Band Jazz
• 1979 — Tommy Banks Big Band with Guest "Big" Miller, Jazz Canada Montreux 1978
• 1980 — Ed Bickert/Don Thompson, Sackville 4005
• 1981 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, Present Perfect
• 1982 — The Brass Connection, The Brass Connection
• 1983 — Fraser MacPherson/Oliver Gannon, I Didn't Know About You
• 1984 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, All in Good Time
• 1985 — Don Thompson, A Beautiful Friendship
• 1986 — Oliver Jones, Lights of Burgundy
• 1987 — The Oscar Peterson Four, If You Could See Me Now
• 1989 — The Hugh Fraser Quintet, Looking Up
• 1990 — Jon Ballantyne Trio Featuring Joe Henderson, Skydance
• 1991 — Mike Murley, Two Sides
• 1992 — Renee Rosnes, For The Moment
• 1992 — Brian Dickinson, In Transition
• 1992 — Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass, The Brass Is Back
• 1993 — P.J. Perry, My Ideal

Best Mainstream Jazz Album (1994 – 1999)

• 1994 — Dave Young/Phil Dwyer Quartet, Fables and Dreams
• 1995 — Renee Rosnes, Free Trade
• 1996 — Ingrid Jensen, Vernal Fields
• 1997 — Renee Rosnes, Ancestors
• 1998 — The Hugh Fraser Quintet, In The Mean Time
• 1999 — Kirk MacDonald, The Atlantic Sessions

Best Traditional Jazz Album — Instrumental (2000 – 2002)

• 2000 — Pat LaBarbera, Deep In A Dream
• 2001 — Rob McConnell Tentet, Rob McConnell Tentet
• 2002 — Mike Murley, Murley, Bickert & Wallace: Live at the Senator

Traditional Jazz Album of the Year (2003 – present)

• 2003 — Renee Rosnes, Life On Earth
• 2004 — Guido Basso, Lost in the Stars
• 2005 — David Braid, Vivid: The David Braid Sextet Live
• 2006 — Don Thompson Quartet, Ask Me Later
• 2007 — Jon Ballantyne, Avenue Standard
• 2008 — Brandi Disterheft, Debut
• 2009 — Oliver Jones, Second Time Around
• 2010 — Terry Clarke, It's About Time
• 2011 — John MacLeod's Rex Hotel Orchestra, "Our First Set"
• 2012 — David Braid, Verge
• 2013 — Murley, Brickert & Wallace, Test of Time
• 2014 — Mike Downes, Ripple Effect

References

1. "Juno Award winners list by year" (Requires a search by year). Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. MetroLeap Media. Retrieved 2009-12-29.